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Inspiration: If by Beyonce

Calleigh and Jake arrived back at her place after a night on the town with their co-workers. They head to her bedroom to get ready for bed. They went there separated ways, Jake headed to the shower first, and while he washed his mind wondered to the events of the night.

As he finished he left the bathroom, and Calleigh entered after him. She washed her face and looked in the mirror, and realized that she was missing an earring. She slipped into the shower and washed the day's events away. Eventaully she was done and walked into the bedroom fully dressed and ready for bed, until she noticed Jake on her sitting on her side of the bed next to her cell phone.

"You have a text message," Jake said with an attitude.

"Thanks," was all Calleigh could say

"It's from him."

"Ok."

"Ok? Calleigh he's texting you at 3 in the morning."

Calleigh opened the message, 'I have your earring.'

Calleigh looked at Jake, "see it was nothing, he just found my earring."

"He loves you," Jake said as Calleigh paused and couldn't look at him. "And whether you want to admit it or not, I'm losing you to him."

"Jake," she warned.

"What? You know it's the truth. You're always flirting, and oh my gosh don't get me started on the looks you give each other, it ridiculous."

"We're just friends Jake," she defended.

"Calleigh, he's taking you from me, slowly but surely."

"Maybe if you actually cared this wouldn't be a problem."

"What do you mean?" he asked

"You've been distant, beyond distant really…we go out, but you pay me no attention. I can't help if he does, what am I supposed to do say 'hey, don't look at me?"

"That's not what I meant."

"That's exactly what you meant, and I'm tired of this," she said as she walked to the living room and sat on the couch and reached for her favorite book.

Jake followed her, "I'm done with this conversation Jake, we've gone through this time and time again."

"So basically you just want to drop it?"

"Yes, because if you let him take me, then you never wanted me," she said plainly.

"Calleigh I want to be with you, but your eyes are full of love when you look at him and not me."

"But we're just friends," she said under her breath.

"Well your friend holds your heart."

Calleigh fell silent as she closed her eyes, and began to play with her tennis bracelet absentmindedly.

"I'll always be here for you Cal, always," he said as he reached into his pocket and grabbed his keys. He found her house key and gently placed it on the table next to her book.

"I'll be by tomorrow to get my things," and with that said Jake walked out the house and to his vehicle and drove to his house.

Calleigh sat for a second, dumbfounded and pondered for a second. Everything that Jake said came flooding back to just on simple conclusion, 'he loves you.'

She sat there for a minute longer, got up, grabbed her jacket and keys and headed out the door.

She drove for what felt like forever until she met his driveway. She got out of her car, walked up the walkway and rang the doorbell. She waited, and waited, and waited some more…and rang the doorbell again.

Calleigh prayed that he was home and heard the doorbell. Soon she heard some movement from inside, then a door unlock and his sleepy form appeared.

"Cal," he said groggily

"Eric," she breathed.

Alright, so I tried something new, does it work, should I continue?